ABC has reportedly dismissed claims that Sarah Palin was booed on Dancing With The Stars.

The former Alaskan governor was in the audience to support daughter Bristol at yesterday's live show and was interviewed by host Tom Bergeron during the episode.

Before her interview, boos could be heard while Brooke Burke talked to Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough backstage following their jive. "There's booing in the ballroom," she said. "I don't know why." The camera then panned to reveal Bergeron and Palin, leading to reports that the booing had been directed at the politician.

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However, a representative for ABC has since told the Los Angeles Times that the audience was just reacting to the scores handed to Grey and Hough by the judges. The pair scooped 24 out of 30 for their dance.

"They were just expressing their feelings about a really, really good dance," said the spokesperson. "It's not at all unusual."

The show's executive producer Conrad Green added to The Washington Post that he wasn't sure why the audience had booed but guessed that it was for the judges' scores rather than Palin, reasoning that the booing would have continued while the camera was on her rather than subsiding.

Host Tom Bergeron was also asked about the speculation on Jimmy Kimmel Live, saying: "It was because [the audience] felt that Jennifer got screwed, that she should have gotten nines because [the judges] had gushed about her."

Kimmel then asked if Bergeron was "positive", to which he replied: "Mostly! They were booing a lot of the judges' scores tonight."